Common good justifications score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Common good justifications score was -3.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-3.41
Change on year
down 19.1%
World rank
175th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.773
in 2002
All-time low
-3.41
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Common good justifications score in Afghanistan, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -3.41 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 301.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Afghanistan peaked at -0.773 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.41, in 2025.
Afghanistan ranks 175th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Common good justifications score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -3.04 | — |
| 1901 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -3.04 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.62 | -46.6% |
| 1921 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.89 | +16.7% |
| 1964 | -0.977 | -48.4% |
| 1965 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.977 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.946 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | -1.16 | +22.7% |
| 1975 | -1.16 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.971 | -16.4% |
| 1977 | -0.971 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.857 | -11.7% |
| 1979 | -1.03 | +20.4% |
| 1980 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -2.09 | +102.7% |
| 1993 | -2.31 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | -2.31 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2.31 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.22 | -47.2% |
| 1997 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.22 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.773 | -36.5% |
| 2003 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.773 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.875 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | -0.875 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.875 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.875 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.851 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | -0.851 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.851 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.851 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.822 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | -0.923 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | -1.13 | +22.6% |
| 2020 | -0.895 | -20.9% |
| 2021 | -3.04 | +239.4% |
| 2022 | -1.88 | -38.2% |
| 2023 | -2.87 | +52.6% |
| 2024 | -2.87 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -3.41 | +19.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -3.41 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.281. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -3.41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.469. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.04 | -3.04 | -3.04 | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.04 | -3.04 | -3.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 | -1.89 | -0.977 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1 | -1.16 | -0.857 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.59 | -2.31 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.872 | -1.22 | -0.773 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8906 | -1.13 | -0.822 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.49 | -3.41 | -0.895 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Afghanistan?
- Common good justifications score in Afghanistan was -3.41 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.773 in 2002.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.41 in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for common good justifications score?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 301.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Common good justifications score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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